This week our sea lion trainers gave us a closer look at enrichment and one of their newest talents, painting! Enrichment is part of our daily training for our sea lions at Coral World. The purpose of enrichment is to keep their minds active so that they are constantly learning new things. Just like someone who goes to the same job every day, the sea lions appreciate a little variety in their lives to keep things from becoming monotonous. Sea lion enrichment can vary from ice toys, toy play, painting, and hide and seek. By keeping the activities spontaneous and varied they will benefit from the activities even more and not become bored with the same game or enrichment activity every day.